Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-21


heaasslightly, not serious
Fitch Accident hospital: Frederick X
Moore, of Cleveland, severely burned about
face, hands and feet Serious.
William A. Haven, of Helena, Mont, chic
engineer of the Northern Pacific, burned
about face, hands and feet, and suffering
from shock Serious.
Edwin A. Finch, of Scranton, Pa, suffer
ing from painful burns about feet, hands anc
face.
G. M, Dubois general agent of Commercial
Insurance company, of Syracuse, sever.
burns over almost whole body. and he is in /
critical condition.
Jacob Kahn. of Kahn g. Son, wholesal,
dry goods merchants of New York, spine
fractured by fail, also burned about the ex
tremities. Will probably die. His wife ha:
been sent for
Mary Witt, Mrs Stafford's maid, pain
fully burned on arm and face, but not seri
Gus.
Emergency hospital: Barry Davis, corner
of Canal and Green streets, New York, seri
ously burned Will lose one foot, if not hi
life.
Edward Whe1an, travelling salesman, Of
Newburgh, N r.. badly bruised by fall
fingers burned off and feet and ankle:
burned to bone His life hangs by thread
III B. Smith, insurance adjuster, Syracuse
painfully burned on legs, feet and hands
William j. liackay, insuraacs agent Of
Niagara Falls, injured by fall, not serious.
The following were taken home
Mary Connors, servant, severely bruised
by fall and badly bruised. Serious.
Mrs w J. Mann, wife of one of the pro
prietors, severely burned.
r. II. Woods, Of Chicago badly singel
about the face, left for home yesterday.
G. Z. Beggs, Of New York, is badl.
burned
NJ Dahlnan. OF Rochester, is probably ia
tally injured
A. Merriam, resident boarder broker
seriously burned on the face and head
DIR. E. n Wimpiner and wife, of New
York, had a narrow escape Said he: my
wife woke me up, having heard the alarm
bell and asied what i meant. 1t didn't talk
long to find ostt. Soou we heard the shrek
ing cries of fire. and springing out of bee
we rushed down stairs to the parlor floor
The main stairway was in flames, and w.
fed into a room fronting on Main street
Fortunately it had a biIcony window; anc
we climbed out on it. + decided to juinp
and taking my wife. in my arms, did So
We were only slightly bruised by the fall
hail on only my trousers and night clothes
/ lost $500, and my wife lost some valuable
diamonds They were cared for at the Man
sion house
Mr.. j. NJ. Van Norman, photographer
living in the wooden building on Main street
said that his family would have been burned
up but for the fire alarm arousing them. a
man jumped on his roof and entered lis room
Soon another man jumped. They We're con
siderabfy injured, one being unable to walk
They were let out OF the front door. Il an
positive said Mr.. Van Norman, ''5hat saw
at least three people go through the s6yligh
in the rear of my rooms who never stirrec
afterward The bodies will be found in thu
ruins.
Another missing man, is Benedict
brother of Hiram Benedict, of the Buffalo
Lubricatlng Oil company. He arrived here
Thursday night and intended stopping at thu
Richmond. 1t is thought he came in lat
and was given aroom in the upper story ane
persisted in thu flames "A friend here wirec
Beneaict's family but they had heard nothing
Of his whereabouts A message received from
Lockport says his family have given him vi
for lost.
Mr.. Robert H. Stafford, the, senior propri
etor OF the hotel, gives the following account
Of the origin and progress Of the fire, as re
lated to him by his employees Said he: "A
to the origin Of the fire, all can give il
from my night man. that is, that the fir
started in the cloak-room. There were TIVE
pals of wafer on shelf on each floor Of thu
elevators, which they used ON the fire at thu
start, but it did not have the effect of put
ting it out. There was attached one hundred
feet of hose The statement that the watel
would not run is erroneous The hose would
throw water fifty feet above the building
The fire was so near the elevator that it wa.
impossible to use one hundred feet of hose